Janice Girardi of the IFAW- supported Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) has shared the following stories of their daily activities. The stories of recently rescued animals Pura and Hugo highlight the role of education in creating positive and sustainable impacts on animal and human communities.

According to media reports a shipment of 4,470 saiga antelope horns from 2,235 animals were seized last week by Chinese police and customs officials along the border between Kyrgyzstan and China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Chinese officials have valued the seized horns at more than $22 million. Discovered on September 5, the horns were concealed inside a trailer within dozens of boxes covered with hay.